Death, Honours and Commemoration
In 1892, Giffard was appointed 'Chevalier' (Knight) of the Légion d'Honneur and in 1900 he was appointed an 'Officier' (Officer) of the Légion d'Honneur.
He died on 21 January 1922 at his home in Maisons-Laffitte where he had lived since 1883.
The rue de Pierre Giffard in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis is named in his honour.
Read more about this topic: Pierre Giffard
Famous quotes containing the word honours:
“Vain men delight in telling what Honours have been done them, what great Company they have kept, and the like; by which they plainly confess, that these Honours were more than their Due, and such as their Friends would not believe if they had not been told: Whereas a Man truly proud, thinks the greatest Honours below his Merit, and consequently scorns to boast. I therefore deliver it as a Maxim that whoever desires the Character of a proud Man, ought to conceal his Vanity.”
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)